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Sarah Garfinkel

Writer, Editor, Teacher

  • Welcome
  • Humor & Satire
  • Education & Culture
  • Research
  • Teaching & Editing
  • Contact
  • Hello, Reader! Welcome to my little corner of the internet. I'm glad you're here.

     

    I'm Sarah Garfinkel and I'm a writer, editor, and educator. I live in Google Docs and also San Francisco.

     

    I write humor and satire for the New Yorker, McSweeney's, The Rumpus, and Electric Literature, among other fun publications. I'm at work on new creative nonfiction essays which can feel scary but mostly rewarding and fun! Sometimes I interview authors because I want to learn all their secrets. I'm also an assistant editor of "Funny Women" on The Rumpus.

     

    I teach writing at Harvard University, Columbia University, Write the World, and 1:1. I've been lucky to work with students all over the world, both remotely and in-person. I love creating and adapting original curriculum for all ages. Genres of writing I teach include personal narrative, opinion/Op-ed, academic essay, college essay, and humor. I'm also developing curriculum for a few brand-new courses (ooh la la!).

     

    If you found this page because you are looking for 1:1 college/graduate school essay coaching, upcoming writing workshops, and/or my humor/essay/Op-ed editing services, then please send a message via the form at the bottom of the page. Let me know which services interest you!

  • Humor & Satire

     

     

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    The New Yorker

    Helpful Facts About Journaling

    I'm Not Afraid of Conflict

    What I Imagine TV's "Mature Audiences" Are Like

    Would-You-Rathers for Your Summer Vacation

    What to Do with Your Hands in Photos

    I'm a Teacher and I Do, in Fact, Live at School

    I'm Totally Open to Anything

    Uses for the Bushel of Apples You Picked Last Weekend

    I'm a Fairy Unicorn Ballerina, and This Job Is a Nightmare

    What "Sweater Weather" Is

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    McSweeney's Internet Tendency

     

    You Have Reached the Turning-Thirty Helpline

     

    Hallmark Presents: Eight Days of Passover Movies

     

    A Conversation Between Two People on Yom Kippur Who Definitely Fasted

     

    What Kind of Music Do You Like?

     

    March Madness for Teachers

     

    Matzo, Rebranded

     

    Times I've Silently Belted "Let it Go" to Cope With Corporate Culture

     

    The Unrealized Potential of Dead Disney Moms

     

    New Societal Archetypes—Now For Men!

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    Electric Literature

    Is the Book You're Reading Literary or Genre Fiction? A 100% Definitive Guide

    A Taunting of Blank Pages and Other Collective Nouns for Your Writing Life

    I'm the Telephone in "Goodnight Moon"—Why Didn't I Get Wished Goodnight?

    Drown Out the Patriarchy by Getting "Hysterical"

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    The Rumpus

     

    Funny Women: I'm an Audience Member at this Panel Event, and I Have More of a Comment than a Question

     

    The Idiosyncrasies of Aging: Talking with Ali Solomon

     

    The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Amy Solomon

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    Brevity's Nonfiction Blog

     

    Six Ways to Add Humor to Your Writing

     

    Two Humorists Walk into a Blog

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    Weekly Humorist

     

    "Don't Smile Until Thanksgiving" and Other Tips for New Teachers

     

    Come Buy Our Grocery Store's Matzah That We Advertise for Any and All Jewish Holidays!

     

    The Online Reviews I'm Endlessly Scrolling to Find

    • included in Best of the Year Editor's Picks of 2021

    April Fools' Day Bingo

     

    How to Have a Super-Traditional Hanukkah That Is in NO Way Like Christmas

    • included in Best of the Year Editor's Picks of 2020

    Honest Spring Cleaning Intentions

     

    How to Trick Your Hairdresser into Suggesting Bangs So You Don't Have to

    • included in Best of the Year Editor's Picks of 2019

    Heroic Cover-Up Stories for Embarrassing Injuries

     

    Bedbug Influencer Seeking New Instagram Management

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    The Belladonna

     

    Unhappy Hour Menu

     

    Playbill Bios for the Cast of Your Recurring High School Nightmare

     

    A Jewish Mother's Google Search History

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    Slackjaw

     

    A Guide to Flower Colors and Their Meanings

     

    Today I Will Finish a Writing Thing!

     

    Have the Ultimate Spring Break in 'Tica!

     

    What Your College Major Says About Your Life Post-Grad

     

    I'm One of Those People Who Can't Help Being Sooo Nice

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    Points in Case

     

    The Grinch Shouldn't Be Prosecuted in the Court of Public Opinion

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    Emrys Journal Online

     

    You're Gonna Laugh

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    Little Old Lady Comedy

     

    Obituary for Your Willpower Not to Eat All of Your Recently Purchased Girl Scout Cookies in a Single Sitting

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    Harvard Graduate School of Education Admissions Blog

     

    Remote Learning Helpline

  • Education & Culture

     

     

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    Harvard Ed. magazine

     

    You're Gonna Learn to Laugh

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    Harvard Graduate School of Education Centennial: 100 Stories of Impact

     

    A Path to Opportunity for Refugees

     

    At the Intersection of Law and Education

     

    A Visionary Scholar and Reformer

     

    A Commitment to Education Justice

     

    Stepped in Policy, with a Heart for Practice

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    Forward

     

    A 'Headache' of a Family Farm Gets Rebooted As a Jewish Community, With Pickles

     

    8 Nights of Vegetarian Hanukkah Delights

  • Irony Research

     

     

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    Journal of Child Language

     

    GARFINKEL, S., ROWE, M., BOSACKI, S., & BANASIK-JEMIELNIAK, N. (2023). “Mom said it in quotation marks!” Irony comprehension and metapragmatic awareness in 8-year-olds. Journal of Child Language, 1-24. doi:10.1017/S0305000923000399

  • Teaching & Editing

    Interested in my writing workshops or freelance editing/coaching services? Feel free to reach out via the form below.

  • Contact

    sarahgarfinkelwriting@gmail.com

Sarah Garfinkel © 2018

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